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PRIME
GLOBAL
FORECAST
2019
A NEW CHAPTER
The economic landscape is changing as monetary policy normalises
and there are geopolitical jitters, but with risk comes opportunity.

According to our Prime Global Cities            2019 as local buyers start to identify                                                                                                   now been fully absorbed, suggesting
Index, which tracks the movement in             buying opportunities.                                                                                                                    activity could strengthen once political
prime prices across 43 cities worldwide,                                                                                                                                                 uncertainty in relation to Brexit starts to
                                                Of the 15 cities, Sydney, London and                                                                                                     recede. In New York, economic growth
luxury residential prices are now
                                                New York sit mid-table with forecasts of                                                                                                 and wealth creation are starting to
rising at their slowest rate since 2012.
                                                0%-2% growth. A lack of new supply is                                                                                                    cancel out the high completion rates
The proliferation of property market
                                                supporting Sydney’s prime market. In                                                                                                     observed in the prime market over the
regulations, the rising cost of finance,
                                                London, changes to stamp duty have                                                                                                       last few years.
uncertainty surrounding Brexit and in
some markets, a high volume of
new supply, is weighing on prime prices.

More muted growth is the main story             Knight Frank’s Prime Global Cities Index is still rising but
behind our 2019 forecast. In 2018, the          its rate of growth is slowing
gap in annual price growth between the          FIGURE 1
strongest and weakest-performing markets        Prime price performance Indexed, 100 = Q1 2006 vs.12-month % change
will end the year at 25 percentage points, in
2019, we forecast this figure will shrink to     180                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             15
                                                                                                                                                                                              12-month % change                                        Prime Global Cities Index*
16 points as the outliers start to converge.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     12
                                                 160

Of the 15 cities that we forecast, the key                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       9
                                                 140
European cities of Madrid, Berlin and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6

Paris, lead our forecast for 2019 with           120                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             3
growth of 6%. Still positive, but marginally     100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             0
down on 2018, the normalisation of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               -3
                                                  80
monetary policy, weaker economic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -6
growth and a fragile political landscape          60
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -9
post-Brexit will influence demand, but
                                                  40                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             -12
the relative value of these cities remain
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a key driver.

Markets that have been the recipients
                                                Source: Knight Frank Research
of new macro-prudential measures in
2018, such as Hong Kong and Singapore,
will slip down the rankings as buyers           Why?                                   (1)                                                       (2)                                                           (3)                                                                 (4)
and developers adjust to the new taxes.
Vancouver, which also falls into this
bracket, is the exception to the rule. Our
weakest prime market in 2018, largely as                                              Property                                             Rising cost                                                Strong rates                                                   Geopolitical
                                                                                       market                                               of finance                                                of supply (in                                                   landscape
a result of hikes to its foreign buyer tax
                                                                                     regulations                                                                                                     some markets)                                                 (trade disputes,
and stamp duty in early 2018, Vancouver                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Brexit, Emerging
is expected to see prime prices stabilise in                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Market volatility)

2   RESEARCH KNIGHT FRANK
PRIME GLOBAL FORECAST 2019                 RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH

         PROPERTY REGULATIONS
         IN 2018                                                     PRIME GLOBAL FORECAST 2019                                                                                                                                             EVENTS 2019
                                                                     Knight Frank’s analysts provide their prime price forecast for 2019, taking account of the latest economic indicators, supply, demand and                              UK: Foreign buyer SDLT consultation
                           Vancouver: 20% tax on                                                                                                                                                                                            starts Jan 2019. UK leaves EU on
                           foreign buyers and higher
                                                                     sales trends                                                                                                                                                           29 March 2019.
                           stamp duty
                                                                                                                                   1.0%
                                                                                                                                  LONDON                                                                                                    Dubai: New five to 10-year investment
                                                                                                           0.0%                                                                                                                             visas and five-year retirement visa for
                           Singapore: Additional Buyer                                                     NEW YORK                        6.0%                                                                                             55 yrs+.
                           Stamp Duty increased for                                  2.0%                                                  PARIS
                           foreign buyers and developers                             LOS ANGELES
                                                                                                                                             1.0%                                                                                           Mumbai: Developer tax on unsold
                                                                                                                                             GENEVA              -2.4%                                  -10.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            inventory.
                           Hong Kong: Vacancy tax for                                 3.0%                                                                       DUBAI
                           developers with apartments                                                                                              6.0%                          -5.0%                  HONG KONG                           Hong Kong: Stamp duties unlikely to
                                                                                      VANCOUVER                                                                                  MUMBAI
                           unsold for 6 months+ (proposed)                                                                        6.0%             BERLIN                                                                                   change but loan-to-value ratios could
                                                                                                                                  MADRID                                                                                                    be relaxed.
                           New Zealand: Ban on                                                     5.0%                                                                                 0.0%
                                                                                                   MIAMI                                                                                                                                    US: The full implications of State and
                           overseas buyers purchasing                                                                                                                                   SINGAPORE                                           Local Tax (SALT) deductions will be
                           existing homes (can still
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            understood (Apr 2019 tax deadline).
                           purchase new-build properties)

                           Malaysia: Stamp duty
                           increased                                                                                                                                                                                                        FUTURE DIRECTION
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            How will demand, supply and sales
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            volumes change in 2019?
         RATE RISES IN 2018                                                                                                                                                                                1.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                           MELBOURNE                                   Rise slightly          Remain the same
                                                  01 Jan 2018
                  US                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Rise significantly
                                                  30 Nov 2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Fall slightly

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                PRIME        PRIME     PRIME
             UK
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                SALES       DEMAND    SUPPLY

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Berlin
               CANADA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       SYDNEY                 Dubai
                                                  TURKEY

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Geneva

                  HONG KONG
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Hong Kong
         0             5       10          15         20        25
                                Base Rate (%)                                                                                                                                                                                                 London

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Los Angeles
         FIGURE 2
         Prime price performance over the last decade Ranked by 10-year % change                                                                                                                                                              Madrid

                                             Berlin                      Vancouver           Sydney        Melbourne      Miami       Hong Kong       London   Los Angeles   Mumbai   Paris    Madrid   Dubai Singapore Geneva   New York     Melbourne
         Five-year                          47.6%                         52.7%              58.7%          46.2%        30.0%         11.4%          -2.2%      29.1%       8.0%     7.9%     39.5%    1.3% -2.0% -17.4%         17.2%
         % change                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Miami
         (Q3 2013-
         Q3 2018)                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Mumbai

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              New York

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Paris

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Singapore

         10-year %
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Sydney
         change
  2.50   (Q3 2008-                          Berlin*                      Vancouver           Sydney        Melbourne      Miami       Hong Kong       London   Los Angeles   Mumbai    Paris   Madrid   Dubai* Singapore         New York
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Vancouver
         Q3 2018)                          118.3%                        101.5%              60.0%          58.8%        49.9%         39.4%          33.7%      33.4%       28.5%    26.3%    25.6%    24.8% 19.8% Geneva        15.2%
  1.75
HONG
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         16.9%
KONG     *Data corresponds to Q1 2009-Q3 2018

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PRIME GLOBAL FORECAST 2019                           RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH

RISK
MONITOR
How important will the following
                                                10
                                                               10
factors be to your city’s prime
residential market in 2019?                                             9
Our global research teams share
their views as to which factor or
event, assuming it were to occur,                                                    9
would influence their luxury market
the most.                                                                                                        TOP RISKS BY
The score reflects the average for                                                                               WORLD REGION
all 15 cities (high = most important,
low = least important).
                                                                                             9
                                                                                                                                 Europe
CHANGES TO PROPERTY                                                                                                              1. 	Change in national
MARKET REGULATIONS                                                                                                                    government
GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN                                                                          9                              2. 	Brexit

LOCAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
                                                                                                                                 Asia Pacific
GLOBAL TRADE DISPUTES                                                                                                            1. 	Change to property
CURRENCY VOLATILITY
                                                                                                  8                                   market regulations
                                                                                                                                 2. 	Local economic
CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT
                                                                                                                                      slowdown

GEOPOLITICAL CRISES
                                                                                             8                                  North America
COMMODITY PRICES                                                                                                                1. 	 Global trade
                                                                                                                                     disputes
EMERGING MARKET VOLATILITY
                                                                                                                                2. 	Oversupply of
OVERSUPPLY OF LUXURY HOMES                                                          8                                                  luxury homes

US FED RESERVE RATE RISE/S
                                                                                                                                 Middle East
BREXIT                                                                 8                                                         1. Commodity prices
                                                                                                                                 2. 	US Federal
                                                               7                                                                       Reserve
                                                                                                                                       rate hikes
                                                5
Source: Knight Frank Research

OPPORTUNITIES & DRIVERS                                                                                    Below we highlight what motivates prime
                                                                                                           buyers and what is fuelling demand globally

  1                  Robust global
                     economic forecast
                                                           3        Wealth creation
                                                                    hotspots
                                                                                                            5              Lifestyle remains
                                                                                                                           a key motivator
                     The IMF forecasts 3.7%                         The number of high net worth                           ✔ Security
                     growth in 2019 and 2020.                       individuals with US$5m+ in net                         ✔ Education
                                                                    assets is forecast to rise by 43% to                   ✔ Tax
                                                                    3.6 million by 2022, according to
                                                                    Knight Frank’s Wealth Report. Asia
                                                                    is forecast to see a 61% increase
                                                                    over the same period.

  2                  The world is getting
                     smaller and property                  4        Value still to be found
                                                                    For some, where currency and
                                                                                                            6              Taking stock
                                                                                                                           The extent to which prime markets
                     remains highly rated                           price performance combine,                             are influenced by stocks, shares
                     asset class                                    discounts exist. A Euro and                            and commodities, in particular oil,
                     In 2017, 32% of all commercial                 USD buyer purchasing in prime                          varies globally. There is a close
                     and residential transactions (by               central London in Q3 2018 have                         correlation between the Hang Seng
                     volume) involved cross-border                  seen a 29% and 25% discount                            Index and Hong Kong’s prime
                     purchases, up from 25% during                  compared with the market’s                             residential market, whilst oil prices
                     2009-2011 (Real Capital Analytics).            peak in August 2015.                                   are influential in Dubai. Knowledge
                                                                                                                           of local drivers is critical.

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FOR RESEARCH ENQUIRIES:

                                                              TRENDS TO MONITOR
                                                              Knowing what to track, and when to act can be the difference
                                                              between a low or high return on your investment.
                                                              Market fundamentals such as demand                                                     4 Detachment of ultra-prime
                                                              and supply indicators as well as political
                                                                                                                                                    The US$25m+ market saw a total of 155
                                                              stability, quality of life and accessibility
                                                                                                                                                    transactions in six leading urban markets                                                                                                                Liam Bailey
                                                              are on the basic checklist for most prime                                                                                                                                                                                                      Global Head of Research
                                                                                                                                                    in the 12-months to August 2018, up 13%
                                                              buyers. Below, we go one step further                                                                                                                                                                                                          +44 20 7861 5133
                                                                                                                                                    year-on-year. We expect more cities to
                                                              to highlight some of the trends we think                                                                                                                                                                                                       liam.bailey@knightfrank.com
                                                                                                                                                    enter this select club with San Francisco,
                                                              deserve closer attention over the next year:
                                                                                                                                                    Chicago, Dallas, Beijing and Shanghai all
                                                               1 Follow the tech                                                                    vying for contention.
                                                              The knowledge economy – universities,                                                  5 Greater synchronicity
                                                              start-up industries and technology parks –
                                                                                                                                                    The property cycles of first-tier world cities
                                                              will be key drivers of future growth.
                                                                                                                                                    are more in sync as their financial markets
                                                               2 USD all powerful?                                                                  have become more integrated. Low interest
                                                              Although USD-denominated buyers are                                                   rates, greater institutional investment and                                                                                                             Kate Everett-Allen
                                                              enjoying stronger purchasing power                                                    rising wealth have left their mark on most                                                                                                              Global Residential Research
                                                              abroad, we’ve yet to see a strong flow                                                prime markets but it also means policy                                                                                                                  +44 20 7167 2497
                                                              of outbound capital into prime residential                                            responses in one market may have broader                                                                                                                kate.everett-allen@knightfrank.com
                                                              markets. 2019 may be the year USD                                                     ramifications globally.
                                                              buyers increase their market share, or
                                                                                                                                                     6 Multi-tiered markets
                                                              it may be we see it being invested closer
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            MEDIA ENQUIRIES:
                                                              to home.                                                                              A city’s housing market is far from
                                                                                                                                                    homogenous. Whether driven by policy,
                                                               3 Demographics dictate                                                               supply or demand, we are seeing stronger
                                                              In established western markets, non-                                                  mainstream sectors in some cities (Hong
                                                              traditional real estate sectors will be                                               Kong, London) and stronger prime
                                                              under the spotlight – student                                                         markets in others (Sydney). The divergent
                                                              accommodation, retirement living                                                      performance of different market tiers will
                                                              and build-to-rent will outperform the                                                 become more evident as affordability                                                                                                                     Astrid Recaldin
                                                              wider market.                                                                         constraints deepen.                                                                                                                                      International PR Manager
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             +44 20 7861 1182
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             astrid.recaldin@knightfrank.com
                                                           NEW BUYER TRENDS
                                                           Which buyers were responsible for the largest rise in enquiries in your city in 2018?
                                                           Selected cities

                                                                         PARIS                                             DUBAI                MADRID                                     SYDNEY                                                 SINGAPORE
                                                              Middle East,                                               Europe, US,         France,                                        Expats                               China, Australia,
                                                               US, China                                                    China           Germany,                                      (with USD)                                 SE Asia
                                                                                                                                            Middle East
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